Body found in search for missing boy who fell into water at beauty spot
A body has been found in the search for a missing 12-year-old boy who fell into the water at a popular beauty spot.
Search teams from police, fire and mountain rescue teams descended on Richmond Falls in North Yorkshire in the search for a child on Saturday after he was reported missing.
Police have now confirmed the body of a child has been discovered in the water, reports the Mirror.
A force spokesperson confirmed that the body was recovered on Saturday night, a matter of hours after the search was launched at roughly 5pm.
They told Teeside Live: "Following further searches of the river, sadly search teams recovered a child's body from the water at 10.45pm today (Saturday, August 16)."
Police said the body is yet to be officially identified, but said the family of the missing boy have been informed.
The statement added: "The body is yet to be identified but the boy's family have been informed and are receiving support from specially-trained officers.
"Emergency services currently remain at the scene. We are not treating the death as suspicious and we are not in a position to share any further information at this time."
Richmond Falls is a popular spot with families and young people during the summer months because of its small waterfalls and shallow pools.
Locals looked on as the the emergency search operation unfolded at the spot.
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Underwater dive teams were among the specialists deployed to the falls on the River Swale.
Police initially saying they would be conducting "extensive searches".
A police statement said on Saturday: "At 5pm today we received reports that a 12-year-old boy had entered the river in Richmond and not been seen since.
"We deployed officers who have conducted extensive searches alongside underwater search teams and specialist search and rescue teams."
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